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	unable (un¦able) Pronunciation: /ʌnˈeɪb(ə)l/ adjective [with infinitive] lacking the skill, means, or opportunity to do something: she was unable to conceal her surprise		Search results in the dictionary be unable to hear oneself think in hear be unable to believe one's eyes or ears in believe be unable to or be hardly able to believe one's luck in believe be unable to punch one's way out of a paper bag in paper bag More results » Nearby Words un- ¹ un- ² un-American un-English un-Islamic UNA una corda unabashed unabated unable Unabomber unabridged unabsorbed unacademic unaccented unacceptable unaccommodating unaccompanied unaccomplished